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A GP from East Yorkshire who had affairs with a patient and co-worker has told a tribunal he was "not proud" of his actions.A GP from East Yorkshire who had affairs with a patient and co-worker has told a tribunal he was "not proud" of his actions.
It is alleged Dr Michael Rusling's fitness to practise is impaired by the affairs and a caution for assault.It is alleged Dr Michael Rusling's fitness to practise is impaired by the affairs and a caution for assault.
Dr Rusling, 48, from Beverley, told the General Medical Council (GMC) panel he had the "principles of a gentleman" with women.Dr Rusling, 48, from Beverley, told the General Medical Council (GMC) panel he had the "principles of a gentleman" with women.
He said he was sad and lonely when he began the affair with a colleague.He said he was sad and lonely when he began the affair with a colleague.
Dr Rusling told the GMC he started the relationship the woman, referred to as Miss C, in 2004 when he needed some comfort because sex at home was "infrequent". Dr Rusling told the GMC he started the relationship with the woman, referred to as Miss C, in 2004 when he needed some comfort because sex at home was "infrequent".
'Struggling to cope''Struggling to cope'
The pair had sex during lunchtime breaks and during his twice-weekly homeopathy clinic at the Sydenham House Group Practice in Hull, the panel heard.The pair had sex during lunchtime breaks and during his twice-weekly homeopathy clinic at the Sydenham House Group Practice in Hull, the panel heard.
Dr Rusling denied continuing to pester Miss C after the affair ended in July 2005.Dr Rusling denied continuing to pester Miss C after the affair ended in July 2005.
Speaking about a previous police caution for assault in 2007 after he pushed his wife over in the driveway of their home, Dr Rusling said his wife had been "mentally unstable" at the time of the incident.Speaking about a previous police caution for assault in 2007 after he pushed his wife over in the driveway of their home, Dr Rusling said his wife had been "mentally unstable" at the time of the incident.
He told the panel that his wife, Stephanie, 37, had been struggling to cope with their three young children and had been trying to stop him going on his rounds.He told the panel that his wife, Stephanie, 37, had been struggling to cope with their three young children and had been trying to stop him going on his rounds.
He said he was opposed to violence particularly "against a woman".He said he was opposed to violence particularly "against a woman".
"I have always had the principles of a gentleman because they are the gentler sex", he said."I have always had the principles of a gentleman because they are the gentler sex", he said.
The hearing continues.The hearing continues.